Sumiko Sakamoto
Date of birth: 1936-11-25
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sumiko Sakamoto was born on November 26, 1936 in Osaka, Japan. Sakamoto is a singer and award-winning actress whose heartfelt performances made her a favorite of the late film director Shohei Imamura. Imamura cast her in three of his films, among them "The Ballad of Narayama," winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, in which her brilliant portrayal of an elderly mother not only earned her a kiss from Orson Welles, but also the Japanese Best Actress Award from Nihon Academy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sumiko Sakamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Buried Forest
2005-06-25
Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mo
The Ballad of Narayama
1983-04-29
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a
The Pornographers
1966-03-12
Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978-09-23
A man with a medical condition and a guilty past becomes obsessed with a simple minded girl he finds
Homeless Dog
1964-05-02
First movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
Rampaging Dog
1965-05-06
Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series.
Quick-Draw Dog
1967-05-27
Quick Drawer Dog (早射ち犬 Hayauchi inu) is a 1967 film directed by Tetsutarō Murano. It is the eighth f
Return of Gun Dog
1966-04-09
Zoku teppō inu (続鉄砲犬) is a 1966 film directed by Mitsuo Murayama. It is the sixth film in the Inu se
Stray Dog
1966-11-26
Stray Dog is a 1966 film directed by Yoshio Inoue. It is the seventh film in the Inu series.
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995-03-18
Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing th
Escape from Japan
1964-07-03
As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after b
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001-11-03
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual pow
Fearless Comrades
1966-10-08
The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but deci
Be Free!
1986-08-09
Adventures of a young high school teacher and his oddball students.
The Call of Flesh
1964-09-19
A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexu
The Silent Gun
1967-10-14
A series of murders has been committed by someone with a new model gun, a Mord-Gessel X 38. Indeed,
Travel with Ghost
1961-07-01
Ghost comedy film.
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996-12-28
Based on the long running manga of the same name by Sadao Shouji.
Legends of Honor
1963-10-05
First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967-07-30
Three tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period.
Clamouring Canines
1964-09-17
The second film in the "Inu" series.
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965-12-24
Fifth film in the "Inu" series.
Silence Has No Wings
1966-02-11
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this al
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967-12-30
My Father's Dragon
1997-07-05
Elmer is told by a traveling cat about a baby dragon who is being held captive and mistreated on the
Tenamonya Sandogasa
1963-06-09
The Tokaido highway is crowded with people heading for Shimizu Port with the dream of defeating Jiro